Master Lin of the Red Chamber

Perhaps sensing Zhao Yu's thoughts, Concubine Zhen, who had been asleep, woke up quickly. After a moment of daze, she saw her handsome son sitting by the bed.

"Yu'er, didn't you go back to your home? Why did you come back again, but what happened?"

It is said that knowing a child is better than a mother, after seeing her son happy at first, Concubine Zhen soon realized that something was wrong, her son had been with her for a long time in the morning, if it wasn't for something, how could he have gone and returned.

And she can obviously feel the distress in her son's eyes. This kind of distress is different from what she saw in the morning. She doesn't know exactly why it is different, but her intuition tells her that when she is asleep, there must be what's going on.

"Mother, my son said, don't get excited, my son smashed Chen Shuyuan's palace!"

Although he didn't really want to tell Concubine Mu about this matter, Zhao Yu knew that this matter was destined to be hidden. Instead of letting Concubine Mu know from other people's mouths and causing trouble, it would be better to say it himself. come out.

And he went to smash the palace, not out of a moment of pride, this matter also needs to be explained clearly to the concubine mother, lest the concubine mother worry about him.

"What, you smashed Chen Shuyuan's palace, you... how could you be so impulsive..."

Startled by her son's words, Concubine Zhen coughed anxiously, she was both moved and annoyed, moved by her son's desire to avenge herself, and annoyed by her son's impulsive recklessness.

The Zhen family was already on the cusp, and now she was rejected by the emperor. How could the emperor spare him lightly if his son did such a thing at this time? If nothing else, just punishing him to shut himself up and think about his mistakes would be enough.

Now that the Zhen family is in such a state, it would not be enough for two more sixth princes to deal with them outside. If the son is punished by the emperor again, wouldn't the Zhen family be even more hopeless.

"Mother and concubine, listen to your son's explanation. Now is the cusp of the crisis. The emperor's mind has been made up. There is no point in struggling any longer. It's better to retreat bravely and leave a way out for yourself and the Zhen family!"

Seeing that the concubine mother was in such a hurry for this matter, for some reason, Zhao Yu felt more sorrowful in his heart. He is not a fool, so he naturally knew why the concubine mother was in such a hurry.

He is the prince, not to mention smashing the bedroom of a little Shuyuan, even if he smashed the bedroom of the current empress in a moment of anger, he would be beaten twenty boards at most, or he would be fined from the prince to the county king. It's just noble.

There is no precedent for killing a son in this dynasty, at most it is confined and demoted from the royal family, but even so, there will be a lot of prosperity and wealth, and it is hard to say how much it will be.

The concubine mother was so anxious, it was not because of him at all, but because of the Zhen family, who was afraid that he, the sixth prince, would be punished by the emperor, and then spread an attitude so that people outside would think that the Zhen family had completely lost power.

He knew that, since he was a child, although his concubine mother doted on him, in her concubine's heart, the most important thing was still the Zhen family. It was said that girls were extroverted and their elbows would turn outward, but his concubine mother had always been She is a good daughter of the Zhen family.

"Leave a way out? Is the emperor really going to destroy the Zhen family, even disregarding Mrs. Fengsheng's affection?"

Startled by her son's words, Concubine Zhen was stunned. Although she had long thought that the Zhen family might not be able to pass this hurdle this time, she never thought that the matter would really reach such a serious point.

Even though the emperor was extremely ruthless to her this time, she knew that the emperor had always been very close to her grandmother and her nanny, so how could he be merciless.

"Concubine Mother, think about it, if the emperor really wanted to keep his father safe, how could you be bullied by that Chen Shuyuan here now, and how could your son just stay with you in the palace without doing anything, instead of trying to save the Zhen family... ..."

There was a hint of helplessness in Zhao Yu's voice. He never thought that his mother, who was always smart, would commit such a foolishness at this time. People have been dead for so many years, how much affection can they have? .

If he really cared about affection, then even if the emperor couldn't save the Zhen family, at least he wouldn't treat his concubine mother like this. His concubine mother is the most beloved granddaughter of Mrs. Fengsheng.

"Then...then what should we do now?"

The son's words were like a thunderbolt, instantly waking Concubine Zhen from the sweet dream of the past. She looked at her son in a panic, her face was as pale as paper, and she completely lost the calmness of the past.

"Mother and concubine, don't worry, Mrs. Fengsheng's love is still there, and the Zhen family will not be completely killed by the emperor. The current plan is to protect you and me. As long as we are still there, the Zhen family will have a chance to get up again." possible!"

Looking at the helpless mother and concubine begging for ideas from him, Zhao Yu sighed deeply. People say that a three-year pregnancy is stupid. The ancients really do not deceive me. matter.

After hearing her son's words, Concubine Zhen was about to say something, but before he could open her mouth, the emperor's imperial edict arrived. Listening to the punishment in the imperial edict, both of them looked a bit complicated.

Thinking about mistakes behind closed doors, or thinking about mistakes behind closed doors without a deadline, for a prince who has grown up and participated in the government for many years, this punishment does not seem to be heavy, but it is really not light.

If this imperial decree gets out, coupled with Concubine Zhen falling out of favor and disappearing, the officials in the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment who are in charge of hearing the case of the Zhen family will no longer have any scruples.

Although he sighed in his heart, Zhao Yu respectfully accepted the imperial decree. Soon, he was escorted back to his palace by two guards, leaving Concubine Zhen staring at his son's back in a daze.

The words I just said to my son kept circling in my mind. I have been favored for so many years, and the Zhen family has been prosperous for so many years. Once I fell down, even though I knew there was still a chance to recover, Concubine Zhen felt very uncomfortable.

Among other things, after the fall of the Zhen family, her father would definitely be exiled. The suffering along the way was something her elderly father could bear, but she was still there, and her son was still there.

For the sake of a prince, those officials who confiscated the house and exiled officials should not make things too difficult for her father.

Concubine Zhen and Zhao Yu's guess was correct. As soon as the news spread that the sixth prince was fined to contemplate his mistakes behind closed doors, coupled with the news that the noble concubine offended the emperor and fell out of favor a few days ago, the interrogation outside the palace, which was still somewhat hesitant, soon came to an end. curtain.

Without the emperor's protection and concern for Concubine Zhen and the sixth prince, under the efforts of the other princes, the charges and confessions of the Zhen family were quickly brought before the emperor.

Looking at the confession on the table, Zhao Yu sat on the dragon chair and did not make a move for a long time. What emerged in his mind was the image of the old nanny desperately protecting him. His expression was changing, but finally he closed his eyes. A circle was drawn on the memorial.

The people in the Criminal Department of Dali Temple are already quite knowledgeable. Regarding what the Zhen family has done, a sentence of confiscation of their home and exile is no longer considered an extrajudicial favor, but rather a cover-up.

Thinking of the child who was inexplicably lost, and thinking of the impeachment of the Zhen family by hundreds of officials these days, as well as the public's discussion of the Zhen family, this high-ranking emperor finally became ruthless.

The decree of confiscating the family and exile was issued just like that. Although the current situation of the Sixth Prince and Zhen Guifei is not very good, they are still the first to know the news, but neither of them took any action, but silently I endured it.

But even so, the emperor did not forget these two people related to the Zhen family. Soon, Concubine Zhen was relegated from the position of concubine to nobleman, and the sixth prince was even deprived of the title of prince, and was still punished to contemplate his mistakes behind closed doors.

The Criminal Department of Dali Temple acted very quickly. On the day after the imperial decree was issued, the Zhen family was confiscated, and the members of the Zhen family were also imprisoned. Unfortunately, Fang Yuan and the others stole all the money. Because of the relationship, the household department still didn't get any money this time.

Apart from the Zhen family, those Sixth Prince's party members were all punished by the emperor. The Sixth Prince's party, which was very arrogant in the court, disappeared in the blink of an eye.

This speed was so fast, not to mention the courtiers, even Zhao Qi, who had single-handedly facilitated the matter, was a little surprised. He sat in his study and didn't recover until the sun went down.

"What is your highness thinking?"

As soon as he entered the palace, he heard that the prince had been sitting in the study for a day, Cui Mian rushed over immediately, looked at Zhao Qi who was sitting in front of the window, holding a cup of tea in a daze, and asked aloud.

"This king has always believed that my father loves Concubine Zhen and the sixth prince very much. That love has always been out of my reach, but now it seems that it's nothing more than that. It's really ridiculous!"

Thinking of how he used to hide in the corner, looking enviously at the scene of a family of three, Zhao Qi suddenly felt unspeakably ridiculous. He thought that his father was just ruthless towards him.

But now it seems that his father, the emperor, probably never gave his true feelings to anyone, even the people who were so held in his hands in the past can be discarded as soon as they are said, without any consideration, let alone others.

Even if his mother and concubine hadn't committed suicide back then, it might have been a long time, and she wouldn't have a good life in this palace. Thinking about it this way, the trace of resentment towards his mother in Zhao Qi's heart actually subsided a lot.

"The emperor's house has no true feelings at all. The grass people think that the prince should have understood!"

Regarding Zhao Qi's sentimentality, Cui Mian didn't say any comforting words, instead, he poured a basin of cold water on his head.

It wasn't that he was cruel, but that he knew that the prince was just at the tip of his horn for a while, and what he needed most now was someone to pull him out.